The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-11-29


Goldsmith. u German composer aud
pianist"
The death OF Jenny Lind. The Ail-
waiikce Euening Wisconsin. Irecalls to
the minds OF old settlers the Jenny
Lind club, n Milwaukee social organi-
cation which went out OF existence
more than quarter Of century ago
but which at one time had an influence
that was supposed to extend through
out the state. On Sept 20, 1850. the
steamer Empire State left Milwaukee
for Buffalo. A party Of nine gentle
men got aboard here with the intention
Of going east TO hear the Swedish
nightingale sing in Castle Garden. and
on that trip .they resolved themselves
into the Jenny Lind club. The club
was composed Of wings and democrats
and men who were prominent in pro-
fessional and business circles Of that
day. Tie party consisted Of Judge Lee
vi Hubbell, George H. Walker. Alex
andcr Mitchell, Rufus King. Norman J.
Emmons. James S. Brown, Thomas l..
Ogden, DR.. j. X. Bartlett, Of this city.
and M. M. Strong, of Racine. The
party must have enjoyed the trip down
the lakes, for on arriving at Buffalo
card appeared in one of the Buffalo
papers, stating that they had never OK
perienced more pleasure in the trip
than while on the Empire State.
About ~ soon as they got
TO New York they went to Gcnnin, the
halter, who paid 1926 for first choice
OF tho seats at the opening night. to
buy Jenny Lind hats. Owing TO the
excessive demand for hats of that kind.
only eight hats were in stock, and so
one of tho club was disappointed, al
though history does not say which one
it was. At the concert 'the party oc-
cupied a conspicuous place in the par
quet near the center, in front and were
the observed of all Observers. especial
ly the lord mayor" The latter was
the portlv Col Walker. While they
were in New York they went to wit
ness the sailing of the steamer Pacific
upon trial trip to Liverpool. Alex
ander Mitchell. Rufus King. and George
ii. Walker were in the crowd of five
hundred persons on shed on the dock.
As the steamer backed out she struck
the shed and broke il, precipitating
sixty persons into the water, among
them Mayor George Fl. Walker, who
escaped with few bruises. He was so
badly hurt. however. that he did not
return with the party, when they Jour-
neved homeward, early In October
When the Jenny Lind club returned
home. the members had become so at
tached to each other that they kept up
their organization, and used to have
banquets at Benjamin b. Belden's
restaurant, No. Grand avenue.
Several gentlemen whose individual
ity has become obscured by tradition,
but who included capitalists. divine,
and lawyers. afterward became men,
bers of the club. OF the original
members only n few are living now.
Among the well-known people, living
and dead, who ore reputed to have been
members of the club are Hans CrOcker.
Don. A. j. Upham, William p. Lynde,
} ohm II. Tweedy. and Jonathan K. Ar
mold. The meetings of the club were
supposed to have powerful political
in the sixth decade. So
cially they were enjoyable events. The
late Justice f. G. Ryan. in his famous
argument before tho state senate on
the occasion of the Judge Hubbell i'm
trial, made an attack on the
club, on account of its alleged political
Vaccinations, which is even now some
times referred to rs one OF the most
vigorous pieces of dcnunciatory oratory
ever heard in Wisconsin.
Henry Fess, Jr. was in New York
when Jenny Lind arrived, but did not
wait to hear her sing